Making Marvels-Fountain

Bearing the coat of arms of the powerful Madruzzo family of Trento (on the base), this fountain was used to impress guests during courtly festivities. Portable despite its size, it likely spurted wine or water, in either a garden or banquet hall. At the top stands the hunter Actaeon midway through his transformation into a stag at the hands of the goddess Diana, the story of which is recounted in Ovid's Metamorphoses.
Pipes inside the bronze column would have provided liquid to the various spigots from a source hidden higher up, ingeniously employing gravity rather than a mechanical pump. This animation re-creates the sprays the fountain would have produced to delight and surprise noble passersby. The jets' exaggerated thinness and asymmetry, created by the placement of the spigots, are characteristic of the late sixteenth-century Mannerist style.
Featured Artwork:
Fountain, third quarter of the 16th century. Austrian, possibly Innsbruck. Bronze (engraved, chiseled), iron, copper, natural and dark artificial patination. Castello del Buonconsiglio, Monumenti e Collezioni Provinciali, Trento
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[@cornellwaters9089]

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[@jeran42]

This appears to be a simulated render! Is there a reason this piece could not be demonstrated?

[@Noox_n_Crannees]

Considering the fountain is made of metal, there is the likelihood of Rust and corrosion affecting its condition.